Module 2Heroes

Grammar

The man who is drinking coffee is my neighbour.

Makkah where people visit is an ancient city.

London which is the capital of England has many parks.

The relative clause starts with

Relative pronoun

s

•Who / which / whose•This is the man whose son

had an accident.

Relative adverbs

•Where/ when•The store where I used to

work has closed down.

Types of relative clauses

Defining clauses Non-defining clauses

How can we distinguish between them

Non-defining clauses Defining clauses

They give extra information. Not needed.Ex : My grandfather , who is 87, goes swimming every week.

They are important . They give essential information to understand .

Ex : the meal which they served us was salty .

must have commas . Teacher Huwaida ,who teaches

physics , is very serious

They aren’t separated by commas .

I can’t use that

I can substitute (who / which) by that . That is the woman who lives across the road.

This is the woman that lives across the road